Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Public Accounts Committee
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012: Discussion with National Asset Management Agency
11:50 am
Mr. Brendan McDonagh:
We have a very good relationship with all local authorities, because they are very anxious to get investment. There is a dispute going on for a long time between a number of debtors over the future development at The Square in Tallaght. The site with a carpark was owned by South Dublin County Council. We have just done a deal with the council to acquire the carpark, which will allow the future development and growth of The Square town centre, and which will generate about 300 jobs in construction and about 300 jobs on an ongoing basis. We have had a very good engagement with South Dublin County Council, Kildare County Council and with all the local authorities. We meet them quite a lot. If we have security for land in their area, we can tell them what we believe will work commercially and what will not work, and to make a decision on the planning designation.